August 22 Meeting Focus on Green-space and Development: Advocating for our quality of life

Tree cut on E 4th Street this week despite opposition

Development in South Boston is feeling increasingly out of control and is chugging along with little regard for our community members' quality of life.

Why aren't our families' needs for green spaces, trees, gardens, safety and other essentials more valued in planning? Who's benefiting? Certainly not Southie families.

Let's talk about it at the August Planet Southie Monthly Meeting!

Special Guests:
South Boston Grows
Southie Trees
More!


Meeting Details:

When: Thursday, August 22, 2013 from 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Where: The Distillery Building, 516 E 2nd Street, South Boston

As always, all are welcome at Planet Southie

***Post-Meeting Wrap Up***

Thanks to all who participated!

Great meeting with a civil and constructive conversation on the topics, including insights into the history and process of development in our neighborhood.

We plan to collaborate with neighbors, Southie Trees, neighborhood associations, elected officials and others on Good Neighbor Agreements and  the Master Plan process. Stay tuned!

Plug in Southie: Planet Southie's Update

South Boston Grows is looking for volunteers to help transplanting and harvesting at the following locations:
70 Devine Way, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
George Berlandi Garden (located on E 8th Street off of Mercer), Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Later this summer, a new garden will be ready for planting in the West Broadway Housing Development. Meetings to discuss what to grow here are held Wednesdays at 6:30 at 115 Orton Marotta Way. For more information call 617-939-6541.

Next Planet Southie Meeting:
Monday, July 25 from 6:30-7:30 pm. Location: South Boston Public Library, 646 East Broadway. Everyone is welcome at Planet Southie!

Next Southie Trees Meeting:
Monday, July 11 from 6:30-7:30 pm. Location: Seapoint Restaurant, 367 East 8th Street. All our welcome so branch out and invite your friends!
Read this week's newsletter to learn more!

Weekly Update: How to plug into Southie's green initiatives

Gardens and harvests and clean-ups! Oh my! Read all about it in this week's update.

Next Planet Southie Meeting is Monday, October 25 from 6:30-7:30 pm. Location: Tech Networks of Boston, 1 Wadleigh Place in South Boston, right behind the Andrew Square T stop.  All are welcome at Planet Southie!

Today's Harvest Day at the South Boston Grows flagship garden

Harvest volunteers

This week's update: Plug In Southie!

Check out this week's Friday update for opportunities to plug into a greener South Boston:

• 10/10/10 global warming event planning meeting
• Boston Local Food Festival
• South Boston Street Festival
• More!

Next Planet Southie Meeting is Monday, September 27 from 6:30-7:30 pm. Location: Tech Networks of Boston, 1 Wadleigh Place in South Boston, right behind the Andrew Square T stop.

Please email us to subscribe to our weekly eNewsletter: Plug In Southie. 

Plug In Southie! Our Friday Update

Check out Planet Southie's Friday Update: a neighborhood guide to plugging into a greener South Boston. The update highlights opportunities to get involved in South Boston-based environmental initiatives.

Please email us to subscribe to our weekly eNewsletter: Plug In Southie. 

First Planet Southie meeting a smash!

Wow! We are pleased as punch that 22 wonderful people showed up at our first Planet Southie meeting on Monday, August 23. Please see the Meeting Notes to learn who is involved how to plug into South Boston environmental projects including:

• Anti-litter campaigns
• Community gardens
• Farmers market
• Global warming event on 10-10-10
• Public transportation
• Recycling
• Environmental justice
• Saving the trees in Andrew Square
• Solar power event

There is also interest in asthma initiatives.

We decided to meet the 4th Monday of every month from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Location to be determined (the library is booked).
 
Next meeting is September 27, 2010. See you there!

Stay tuned by following Planet Southie on Twitter and Facebook

Planning first Planet Southie communitiy meeting

Please chime in on the comments if you would like to promote, attend and/or help coordinate our first Planet Southie community meeting!

By the end of August (sooner than later), we will meet at the South Boston branch of the Boston Public Library (and visit the Blackthorn afterwards!). We will promote this meeting as soon as a date is jointly decided on.

We have set up some online communication tools (website, blog, Facebook, Twitter and an email account), and our next step is to meet our neighbors and put our heads together. Some ideas for discussion at the meeting (please feel free to suggest others):

• Plans to reach out to others in our community
• Plans to promote the South Boston Farmer's Market (Mondays at 460 West Broadway)
• Plans to research and promote Cooling Centers (places set up by the City of Boston for people with out air conditioning to go in a heat wave, since this is the hottest summer ever). View the map Aaron made.
• Plans to post pictures of Southie gardens to celebrate folks devoted to growing things
• Plan an event for 10-10-10
• Plan to support Southie community gardens*. There is only one listed and it is called Foster's Nook Community Garden at 344 Athens St . It's on our South Boston community gardens Google map
• More (please share your ideas)

*Update: Suport these amazing South Boston Grows initiatives:

1) The George Berlandi garden in the Old Colony Housing Development is under way with 12 raised beds thanks to the help of South Boston Basketball Academy and the Crittendon Women's Union.

2) Visit the South Boston Grows community garden (and pick up some free produce!) Food will be distributed at South Boston Grows (70 Devine Way is the flagship site) on Thursdays at 1:30 pm.

More info at www.southbostongrows.org